Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-27
MARKET REPORTS.
WatertOWn and Brighton livestock
Market

WatertOwn and Brig htOn livestock
Market.
Reported for the Kennebec Jou nal for week ending
April 70.
AMOUNT Of Lire Stock at Market
Cattle sas Sheep aa lambs sxio. Horses veals
Number .frem Maine.
Shecp&
Maine ..oc. Cattle a%o' Calves Horses Swine
Price of Market Beef
A few choice. s7.oo $3.50; extra, 1850 a 1878;
first quality, $500 t6 rs; second quality as 90 a
$5. so; third quality. 500 $50.
Arrival by Steamers.
Via Keunebeo, hauled off, h05ce' 90 oa't1s' Ve%''
st. John, 0
Portland, 10
Bangor,
Maine Stock at Market.
Names. Cattle. Sheep. veals
Upton, 90
Glines Weston, 20 90
II Merrill, 32 90 so
c Libby g. Son, 30 90 as
Ii Coolidge Son. IS 90 SO
Cattle Traffic by Maine Dropers
Dealers from the Pine State were agreeabIy sur
prised with what they called a decent market for
working oxen and store stock. 1t s best TO load
lighi next week instead of cramping the market
We fear that five loads OF working oxen
would nex week food the market. W. ". Hall Il
Son had i've yoke left last wednesd,y and
drove them out alb ut twenty miles and effected
disposal by Saturday Sales as follows: | pair
erthiug 6t 6n 230b lbs at &l25 pair eft Sin. 200
lbs, at 1885, pair CIT lin. 1900 lbs at sl45 pair
ut, 29oo lbs, at s1i5 pair 7t, 2so0 lbs si35. F.
II c iolidgc sold pair fancy beef cattle TO dress
2400 lbs, at &c fed by 4. r. Russell OF Yarmouth
Me. e. n. Merrill sold pair OF # I0in cattle, |s
lbs, at l3o. " r alton sold air at sin cattle
goo 6s, at si76 pair ~ Sin oxen. 1900 lbs, at
Ne,c Mich CoDs and Sprtngers
Eastern deal re- sold quite a number of mixers on
Tuesday and business wa good througbou. the
market A good how of stock and pri hcll
steady Sales noticed by c. II. Merril Of milsh
cows at as each and lot OF II new mllch cows AT
a range o, s35as,O per head. N. Traf on sold new
m lrh cows at &tO each do at S35 each. ] G,
Libbey sol choice mikes the pair at 300; good
cows a. $40; ; small cows at 400. ". w Hall &
son sold milch cows, the lot at $iso.
zeal Catres.
Heavy receipts and slim vea-. av. of ct. per h.
good veals cts. de, line. sale by /. e. Libby Of IS
veals ilo lbs at 81 cts & H. Merrill turned IS
calves TO be slaughtered on commission. f. H.
Coolidge Son sold 81 veals weighing 4030 lbs. a
cts. Dow Moulion sold % vesls ITO lbs. al
CT. so do. av. 10 los. at 81 cts.
The follow ing sales mostly directly or indirect
" by Maine dealers.
Business il resumed in mich cows and store cat
tie. good demand probable for the next few
weeks. Z. II, Merrill sold Que pair Of working oxen
girihing ST.. ard SIN weight 2500 lbs at siD0 w.
" Hail g. Id pairs of oxen girthing from ut Gin.
to 6f. lOn weight IRON 2-O0 1900 lbs. Rf tl70 down
to $l20 per yoke. j. ) Henry sold milcn COW at
$40; do at as each; do. at ESQ per head. J. B.
hemick sold milch COWS ut &45 each do. at f5t
each 2 do at s6O per head I. G. Libby Son sold
pair of steers weight 22i0 lbs at &C. t. W; micn
co ss $40 each mich cows the lot at e2i5. F. Il.
Coolidge Son sold pair of cattle for slaughter
estimated 10 dress 29s0 lbs at 7ic. ID. W., fed by
Harper Davis Of Deering Me. The home weight
was 4z20 lbs; also milch cows e3t5) s35 and t42
Breck Wood sold nice mileh cow ESQ; do. sie5.